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After lake drownings, safety upgrades come to Rainey Street trailhead

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The City of Austin dedicated nearly $1 million to improve safety along the Lady Bird Lake trail near Rainey Street. The families of two men who drowned in the lake last spring pleaded for the changes near the popular entertainment district.

The pleas and demands for permanent improvements came from family and friends of two men who drowned in the lake last spring near Rainey Street.

But that is not all that's being done to improve safety, said Katie Kimball, a landscape designer for the Parks Department. In April, the city launched Sip Safely, a pilot program designed to raise awareness around drink spiking and prevention in Austin’s entertainment districts. The city dedicated $100,000 for the program, including money to purchase and distribute drink spiking testing strips. More than 50 businesses — a majority of them in downtown Austin — are participating in the program, but city officials said they expected more to join.

 

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